Cronos (1993)

Posted : 2 weeks, 4 days ago at Oct 21 0:30

Guillermo del Toro’s first film is less a vampire story, of which it is, and more of a love story between a grandfather and his granddaughter. It is filled with del Toro’s wildly inventive imagination – you’ve got to see the inside of the golden egg/mechanical spider to believe it – and love for humanity amongst all of the gore, it is a great debut film. It should come as no shock that he’s only made a handful of films and I have either loved or respected them all. Cronos is half in Spanish and half in English, but it’s merged together in a realistic and believable way. There’s no tourists played for laughs or awkward moments with border patrol here. These groups of people occupy the same part of town and interact routinely. Well, mostly Frederico Luppi as the grandfath...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Jan 13 13:57

Cronos is an enchanting and beautiful film to watch, but it left me constantly longing to be allowed to submerge myself deeper into the magical world that its characters stumbled into. As a result i was left never feeling quite satisfied.
I didn't receive a single fright, but that was ok, because its dark comedy and odd quirks took center stage instead.
A lovely storyline and beautiful brooding gothic imagery from the early work of Guillermo del Toro has left me eager to see the work he has produced as his career has progressed.



Rating : 7/10

Posted : 1 year, 10 months ago at Dec 29 9:17

An enjoyable film from Guillermo del Toro
that, while billed as a horror film, is really not that horrific at all. It is more of a black comedy in fact.

An antiques dealer stumbles upon a much coveted item that can grant its user eternal life - at a cost! In return, apart from looking a little worse for wear, the user will acquire an uncontrollable thirst for blood. I enjoyed the film and think it's well worth a watch. The antiques dealer's grand daughter was my favourite character. It's not often a little girl can steal the show! I did think Ron Perlman was a little out of place though.

Rating : 7/10